Ricoh to Layoff Another 100 Employees In Telford UK

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Ricoh to Layoff Another 100 Employees In Telford UK
More than 100 jobs will go this year as part of a reorganisation at one of Shropshire's biggest manufacturers.

Ricoh, which is based close to the M54 at Priorslee in Telford, is undergoing the change as the Japanese company attempts to reorganise some of its manufacturing lines.

In total, 120 people are expected to take redundancy from the site, bringing the remaining staff to approximately 720.

Director Rod Baggott said the move was also seeing some new lines being brought in and a small number of skilled workers joining the company as part of the reorganisation, which started last year.

He said: "In recent years Ricoh has been facing an increasingly competitive global business environment in the context of a worldwide economic and financial climate.

"The aims of this review are to simplify and standardise business processes, eliminate operational duplication within the European manufacturing facilities, optimise the logistics within the Ricoh supply chain, and to capitalise upon the strengths of the European manufacturing facilities.

"As a result products are being reallocated across the European manufacturing facilities. The product reallocation plan will be gradual and take place over two to three years, involving close co-ordination between the European facilities.

"These changes have provided growth in a number of business areas, for example in production printing and the recently announced Inkjet Technical Centre."

He said staff have been involved in the process of the reorganisation, adding: "Ricoh values the skills and talent of its employees, to collectively achieve its goals and support its customers. In this respect, management have actively engaged in discussions with employees and employee representatives in order to find the best solutions.

"During the transitional process every effort has been made to mitigate the impact on jobs and preserve employment. This has been facilitated by flexible manpower approaches, a voluntary severance exercise, and the redeployment of employees into the growth business areas."

Some of the departing workers had opted to take redundancy because of the change to night shifts on some lines, Mr Baggott said.

The review has been conducted alongside the company's operations in France and Holland.

The voluntary severance exercise was conducted in December and employees affected are leaving in stages over the course of this year.

"We are confident we will emerge from this process in a stronger position, with our business activities reinforced and the long term success of the site reaffirmed," Mr Baggott added.

Ricoh to Layoff Another 100 Employees In Telford UK
More than 100 jobs will go this year as part of a reorganisation at one of Shropshire's biggest manufacturers.

Ricoh, which is based close to the M54 at Priorslee in Telford, is undergoing the change as the Japanese company attempts to reorganise some of its manufacturing lines.

In total, 120 people are expected to take redundancy from the site, bringing the remaining staff to approximately 720.

Director Rod Baggott said the move was also seeing some new lines being brought in and a small number of skilled workers joining the company as part of the reorganisation, which started last year.

He said: "In recent years Ricoh has been facing an increasingly competitive global business environment in the context of a worldwide economic and financial climate.

"The aims of this review are to simplify and standardise business processes, eliminate operational duplication within the European manufacturing facilities, optimise the logistics within the Ricoh supply chain, and to capitalise upon the strengths of the European manufacturing facilities.

"As a result products are being reallocated across the European manufacturing facilities. The product reallocation plan will be gradual and take place over two to three years, involving close co-ordination between the European facilities.

"These changes have provided growth in a number of business areas, for example in production printing and the recently announced Inkjet Technical Centre."

He said staff have been involved in the process of the reorganisation, adding: "Ricoh values the skills and talent of its employees, to collectively achieve its goals and support its customers. In this respect, management have actively engaged in discussions with employees and employee representatives in order to find the best solutions.

"During the transitional process every effort has been made to mitigate the impact on jobs and preserve employment. This has been facilitated by flexible manpower approaches, a voluntary severance exercise, and the redeployment of employees into the growth business areas."

Some of the departing workers had opted to take redundancy because of the change to night shifts on some lines, Mr Baggott said.

The review has been conducted alongside the company's operations in France and Holland.

The voluntary severance exercise was conducted in December and employees affected are leaving in stages over the course of this year.

"We are confident we will emerge from this process in a stronger position, with our business activities reinforced and the long term success of the site reaffirmed," Mr Baggott added.

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May 6, 2014 at 10:39 AM